Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1887-03-17
rHu NEW NATIONAL PoLITIcAL
PARTY.

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PARTY.
Organised BY the representatives OF
thirty-ons states in convention assembled
At Cincinnati, Feb. % 1887, and plat
form Of principles and policy promulsat-
ed. We copy from Albina Courier
Oregon, a. follows:
The great convention Of delegates from
the various labor and reform organisa-
t;ons Of the United States met 10 con-
vsptios in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Tuesday,
FEBRUARY %, and proceeded At once to
business.
B. s. Heath, Of the Chicago Express,
chairman Of the executive committee,
called the convention 70 order. and the
roll of states was called. All but
Louisiana, Maine, Nevada, South Caro-
lina and Vermont were represented,
Illinios having sixty-fve present. Over
three hundred delegate we're in attend
ance.
Richard r. Trevsllick, Of Detroit, was
elected chairman Of the convention, COM
mittses appointed, and an adjournment
taken until evening.
Committee on permanent organization
reported in the evening. and suggested
The following persons a. permanent Of
icsn: President, A. J. Streeter, OF
Illionois; vice. president, Richard F.
Trevellick, Of Michigan.
Addresses were made by president
Streetsr, Mira Marian Todd, Of Michi-
gan, and others. Convention then ad-
josrned.
SECOND DAY.
Convention called to order and was
addressed BY Delegate Croker, Of Kan
~, on the Oklahoma rerervstion ques-
ton, He made q strong appeal for the
colonists now on the field.
At the afternoon session the committee
on platform presented their report which
was amended IN few minor particulars,
and adopted a follows:
Delegates Of various industrial and
reform political organisations have a.
'sembled form thirty.oue states and tor
ritories on this, the anniversary Of the
birth Of the father Of his country, to
visw the situation Of public affairs and
advise proper action. General discon-
tent prevails on the part Of the wealth
produosrs. Farmers are suffering from
poverty, which has forced most Of them
to forfeit their estates; and the prices Of
products are 70 low u TO offer no relief
excspt through bankruptcy. LAborers
arc sinking into greater and greater
dependence. Strikes are reported with.
ont bringing relief. because Of the in.
ability Of the employers in many cases to
pay living wages, while more and more
are driven into the streets. Business
men ind eollectiops almost impossible.
In the mean time hundreds Of millions of
idle public money which is needed for
RELIEF, y locked up 10 the United States
treasury in grim mocksry If the distress.
Land monopoly Aourishes ~ never be-
fore, and moro and more owners Of the
soil arc daily becoming tenants. Great
transportation companies succeed in ex-
torting their profits upon watdred stock,
through unjust charges. The U. 8.
Senate has become an open scandal, its
ssats being purchased BY the rich, in
open defiance Of the popular win. A
triAing fishery dispute i seised upon g
IN excuse for squandsring public money |
upon unnscessary military preparations,
which ar designed to bread spirit Of
VA, 70 ape European despotsm and
empty the treasury. without paying the
public debt. Under these, and other
alarming conditions No appeal to the
people Of this whole country to come out
Of the old party organizations, whose
indifference to the public welfare is 70
sponsibls for this distress, and help us |
to organise . new political party, not
sectional, but national, whose members
shall be called Commouers,l whose object
shall b 70 repeal al class laws in favor |
Of the rich, and relieve the distress Of |
our industries BY establishing the follow |
ing principles:
LAND. Every human being pos.
'ssaes . natural, inalienable right to suf.
hcisat land for self support, and We
desire to secure every industrious citizen
J homo, - tho highest result Of free
nstitutiosa To this end We demand a
Uadaated land tax on all large estates,
specially those held for speculative and
snant purposes reclamation Of all I'm.
armed land grants; immediate opening
{ Oklahoma to homestead settlement:
azcaase Of al unoocupied Indian lands,